2-Samuel - 22:31



31 As for God, his way is perfect. The word of Yahweh is tested. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

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Explanation and meaning of 2-Samuel 22:31.

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As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.
As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.
God, his way is immaculate, the word of the Lord is tried by fire: he is the shield of all that trust in him.
As for God, his way is perfect; The word of Jehovah is tried: He is a shield to all that trust in him.
God! Perfect is His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield He is to all those trusting in Him.
As for God, his way is all good: the word of the Lord is tested; he is a safe cover for all those who put their faith in him.
As for God, his way is perfect. The word of the LORD is pure. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
God, his way is immaculate; the eloquence of the Lord is an exacting fire. He is the shield of all who hope in him.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

[As for] God, his way [is] (o) perfect; the word of the LORD [is] tried: he [is] a buckler to all them that trust in him.
(o) The manner that God uses to aid his own, never fails.

As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him. See Gill on Psalm 18:30.

He derives this confidence from the acts of God, and also from His word. האל (God) is written absolutely, like הצּוּר in Deuteronomy 32:4. The article points back to בּאלהי. Jehovah is the God (האל), whose way is perfect, without blemish; and His word is refined brass, pure silver (cf. Psalm 12:7). He who trusts in Him is safe from all foes. The last two clauses occur again in Agur's proverbs (Proverbs 30:5). The thought of the last clause is still further explained in 2-Samuel 22:32.

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